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Steven Santini will stay in the minors through the weekend at the least.

Santini hasn't played with New Jersey yet this season, but he's spent most of the campaign thus far in the NHL. That being said, he was briefly sent to the AHL on Sunday so that he could get into a minor league game. When he was reassigned again on Wednesday, the question then became if this was another short-term AHL stint and the jury still seems to be out on that. Oct 27 - 1:40 PM

Santini spent Tuesday's contest in the press box. He's yet to play with the Devils in 2016-17, but he was briefly sent to the AHL recently to appear in a game with Albany. The question now is if this is another brief AHL stint for the sake of getting him a bit of work or if he'll stay in the minors for a prolonged period of time. Oct 26 - 10:45 AM

Steve Santini will be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's game against Arizona.

Santini still hasn't played a game in the NHL this season, but played one in the AHL. Santini was a point producer in the college ranks, but will likely need more time to develop at the NHL level. Jacob Josefson will also watch the game from the press box. Oct 25 - 7:04 PM

Santini was sent to the minors on Sunday so he could participate in Albany's 4-3 overtime victory and then summoned on Monday. It remains to be seen if New Jersey will use him on Tuesday, but if not he could return to Albany for Wednesday's AHL contest. We'll see if that becomes a pattern, but it would allow Santini to get in some extra work while continuing to at least practice with New Jersey even when he's not playing much. Oct 25 - 8:54 AM

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Santini spent Tuesday's contest in the press box. He's yet to play with the Devils in 2016-17, but he was briefly sent to the AHL recently to appear in a game with Albany. The question now is if this is another brief AHL stint for the sake of getting him a bit of work or if he'll stay in the minors for a prolonged period of time.

Steve Santini will be a healthy scratch in Tuesday's game against Arizona.

Santini still hasn't played a game in the NHL this season, but played one in the AHL. Santini was a point producer in the college ranks, but will likely need more time to develop at the NHL level. Jacob Josefson will also watch the game from the press box.

Santini was sent to the minors on Sunday so he could participate in Albany's 4-3 overtime victory and then summoned on Monday. It remains to be seen if New Jersey will use him on Tuesday, but if not he could return to Albany for Wednesday's AHL contest. We'll see if that becomes a pattern, but it would allow Santini to get in some extra work while continuing to at least practice with New Jersey even when he's not playing much.

Santini has no points and two penalty minutes in an AHL games this season. This is his first full pro campaign after recording 19 points and 50 penalty minutes in 41 contests with Boston College in 2015-16.

Santini had two blocks, two PIMs, and a shot on net in his NHL debut, but clearly has not been able to work his way on to the Devils' blue line. He does not project to be much of a fantasy asset moving forward.

Steven Santini is looking to stick with the New Jersey Devils during his first full pro season.

Santini played in one game with the Devils near the end of last season, after spending the previous three years at Boston College. It won't be easy for him to stick in the NHL this year, but Santini isn't focusing on that. "I don't think you can really look into that kind of stuff, at least I don't," Santini said of the limited number of openings on New Jersey's roster. "I just try to have good practice habits, good off-ice workouts and all that stuff, and focus on my recovery, because that's all I can really control. The numbers and the personnel are all out of my control, so I don't really worry about that."

Steven Santini signed a three-year Entry Level Contract with the Devils on Friday, and will report to New Jersey immediately burning the first year of the deal.

Finances have not yet been announced, but we'll keep you posted. Santini just won the award as Hockey East's top defenseman for Boston College, where he posted his best season of all with 18 assists and 19 points in 41 games. Overall the 21-year-old doesn't project as a fantasy impact player, but never say never at such a young age.

Devils prospect Steven Santini will be spending at least one more season at Boston College.

Santini was the team’s 42nd overall pick from the 2013 draft. The defenseman, a rising junior, had five points in 22 games in a season that saw him miss time because of a wrist injury. "Obviously, last year was kind of a disappointing season just in terms of my injury," Santini said. "I think it's good for me to work one more year towards my education. Another year of experience before I make the jump to pro hockey."

New Jersey selected defenseman Steven Santini with their first pick, 42nd overall, in the 2013 draft.

The Devils moved back from pick No. 39 in a trade with Phoenix when they drafted Santini and they scooped up the No. 73 pick in the exchange as well. "I'm really excited. Being a guy from New York, I'm from Westchester, it's kind of an unreal experience," he said. "I'm just very excited. I had a lot of friends and family here, so it's a great moment for all of us." He grew up as a fan of the Rangers, but his allegiance has changed now. This is how he describes his game: "I'm just a big, physical, strong defenseman. I don't put up a lot of points, but I'm very reliable. I can eat minutes, take a lot of ice time. I'm great in the shutdown role."

Travis Zajac registered an assist in the Devils' 3-2 win over Vancouver on Tuesday.

He managed to return to the game, sporting a face shield, after he suffered a broken nose. Zajac is on a three-game point streak with him scoring three goals and three assists over that span. He's up to eight goals and 21 points in 25 games this season.

The New Jersey Devils acquired Marc Savard's contract and a 2nd round pick in 2018 for minor leaguers Paul Thompson and Graham Black.

Savard hasn't played in the NHL since 2010-11 because of lingering concussion issues. He hasn't officially retired for contractual reasons, but his playing days are over. The move allows the Panthers to ditch Savard's $4.1 million cap hit. The Devils now have two players that can be placed on long-term injured reserve (Savard and Ryane Clowe).

Taylor Hall scored a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.

Hall helped set up Adam Henrique's first period goal that tied the game at one, and he picked up a marker of his own with his team trailing 4-1 at the time. The 25-year-old has now put together three consecutive multi-point efforts. He has eight goals and 19 points in 18 games this season. He's the best fantasy option on the Devils' roster and he needs to be started in all formats right now.

Mike Cammalleri is red hot of late with six goals and five assists in his last six games.

That's a lot of production for the veteran forward who started the season off slow with three assists in 10 games but has nine goals and 14 points in his last eight games. He has been outstanding and the Devils are finally starting to score with some regularity with Travis Zajac and Taylor Hall also hitting the scoresheet.

Palmieri shot at a 13.5% clip last year for his first 30-goal season. Tonight's marker gives him four on the season and an 8.7% clip. If he can rise back up to his career's 11.6% clip, then he can at least top 20-goals.

He was medically cleared to return from a leg laceration Monday and is ready to get back into the lineup on Tuesday night. Bennett has missed the last three games and he has seven points in 20 appearances.

Parenteau opened the scoring at the 16:50 mark of the first period. He also added the game-winning goal in the first-round of the shootout. The veteran has surprisingly filled the net so far this season. He already has five goals and one assist in 12 games this season. Nick Lappin also scored for the Devils.

Damon Severson scored the only goal on Saturday night as the New Jersey Devils lost 4-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Severson had an assist from Taylor Hall and Travis Zajac—their third assist in both cases—but it was not enough to stem the loss. The Devils gained the advantage briefly with this score at the 14:39 minute mark of the first period, but Ben Bishop turned stingy for the remainder of the game and was perfect in the final two periods. This was Severson’s second goal of the season and his ninth point.

Steven Santini will stay in the minors through the weekend at the least.

Santini hasn't played with New Jersey yet this season, but he's spent most of the campaign thus far in the NHL. That being said, he was briefly sent to the AHL on Sunday so that he could get into a minor league game. When he was reassigned again on Wednesday, the question then became if this was another short-term AHL stint and the jury still seems to be out on that.

Cory Schneider allowed five goals on 49 shots in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Canadiens.

Schneider faced a lot of rubber, but he wasn't very good tonight. The Canadiens never trailed in this one and they appeared to be in control for most of the game. Schneider will definitely want to have Max Pacioretty's soft third period goal back. The Devils goalie has just one win in his last five outings. His record falls to 9-7-4 in 2016-17, and he'll go into his next start with a 2.72 goals-against-average and a .911 save percentage.